As you can see it was a beautiful day to take the first skate of the season at The Pond at Bryant Park (the view is from a web cam perched on top of the New York Public Library). It was sunny and in the high 50s. That made the ice a little slushy, but [...]
31Oct08
Friday Geek Out: Election Day
Yes, it’s an odd topic for a Geek Out, but in the last weekend before the Presidential Election it seemed the perfect time to talk about voting and why it actually does have a Geek Out status with me. You might remember that I wrote a little bit about elections back in September when I [...]
Fathom’s Five: The Cross of Sins by Geoffrey Knight was a fun read. The book is a mix of Indiana Jones, The Mummy and Saturday afternoon action/adventure movies with a good dose of erotica thrown in as well. The Fathom in the title is Professor Fathom, a super smart, blind professor who is interested in [...]
Except for the rumba, there was a different dance style for everyone this week on Dancing with the Stars. It was good to see such a variety on display. Maurice started things off with a good Viennese Waltz. This is the second week I’ve felt he improved and it’s been good to see. He and [...]
28Oct08
Charlie Brown Wins!
I guess we’re a little out of touch. We just saw this ad for the first time this weekend as it aired at the movies ahead of High School Musical 3. Apparently this was one of Coke’s ads for this year’s Super Bowl. Perhaps it is in movie theaters now since the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day [...]
26Oct08
Tigers Play Hard, Lose Anyway
The Tigers had a rough game last night. We went out and played a pretty good agressive game, but we just couldn’t get on top of the Scapegoats. It was a fun, fast moving game though. I felt I had a good game myself. I made a couple of offensive rushes and, while I couldn’t [...]
25Oct08
Noah’s Arc: Jumping The Broom
Will and I were both of fans of Noah’s Arc for the two seasons it ran on Logo. We were disappointed when the show was canceled seemingly out of the blue, but were excited when it was revealed the show was making the jump to the big screen. Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom went into [...]
